"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.